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Pennsylvania Railroad Class L1s
Class L1s on the Pennsylvania Railroad comprised 574 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives constructed between 1914 and 1919 by the railroad's own Juniata Shops (344 examples) as well as the Baldwin Locomotive Works (205) and the Lima Locomotive Works (25). It was the largest class of 2-8-2 locomotives anywhere, although other railroads had more Mikados in total. The L1s shared the boiler and many other components with the K4s 4-6-2 "Pacific" type, giving a total of 425 locomotives with many standard parts. Although the L1s type was quite successful, it was very much eclipsed in PRR service by the larger and more powerful I1s/I1sa 2-10-0 "Decapods", which arrived in service only two years after the L1s and were very suited to the PRR's mountain grades and heavy coal and mineral trains, and by the 1923 introduction of the M1 4-8-2 "Mountains" which took on the best high-speed freight runs. Large numbers of the class were stored out of service during the Great Depression, only to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PRR 520
Pennsylvania Railroad 520 is a 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built in 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad for freight train, freight duties as a member of the PRR L1s, L1s class. In 1942, the locomotive was involved in a devastating boiler explosion incident that required construction of a new, replacement boiler. After being retired in 1957, the locomotive was saved for Historic preservation, preservation and placed on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pennsylvania, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Background The PRR L1s, L1s is a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives that was developed in 1914 to replace the PRR H8, H9s-class. The L1s used boilers identical to the ones eventually used for Pennsylvania Railroad's famed PRR K4s, K4s-class steam locomotives. Most L1s locomotives were moved to other duties when the PRR I1s, I1s was introduced in 1924. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |